It was really hard to sleep that night. Xi Wusi was lying on the bed tossing and turning. His mind was wandering here and there. He was always thinking about random things, like a ball of cotton without a clue. When he was in a state of confusion, his mind was restless, so Xi Wusi had to turn over.
Sit up cross-legged and adjust your breathing carefully.
When the rooster crows three times and the east is white, Xi Wusi feels refreshed and stretches his body. After a night of adjusting his breath, he is not only in high spirits, but also has a new understanding of the guidance of internal energy. Look at this again
In the early morning in the mountains, I felt very good.
When Ding Yi's children saw Xi Wusi wake up, they started busy preparing toiletries. Xi Wusi, who was attentive, noticed that all the three Ding brothers had dark eyes, as if they had not slept all night.
"I must have been scared out of my wits by the royal guards last night, so I didn't dare to sleep all night." Xi Wusi muttered in his heart. After washing, the Ding brothers brought breakfast.
"Brother Ding, may I ask why your father hasn't gotten up yet?"
Xi Wusi took advantage of the fact that the boss of the Ding family came to deliver tea, so he grabbed the boss of the Ding family and asked about Ding Yi's whereabouts. The boss of the Ding family looked sad for a moment, and he hesitated for a long time before telling him where Ding Yi had gone.
"Brother Wusi, uh, my father, my father went out early in the morning and said he would be back by noon."
Xi Wusi didn't take it seriously and quickly asked the Ding brothers to say goodbye to Ding Yi for him, and then set off on the road to the county seat.
Fifty miles away, we reached Zhuzhou County. It was still early in the day and the sun was not too hot, so it was time to hurry up. Xi Wusi asked for the direction, tightened the sword on his back, mounted his horse and rode away.
The villagers were left alone to comfort the three Ding brothers who had already burst into tears.
After two hours of galloping all the way from Mao Shi, when we saw that we were only a dozen miles away from Zhuzhou County, three figures suddenly appeared from the side of the road. The horses were frightened and neighed loudly, their front hooves roaring angrily.
Raise it up and step on the three of them.
Xi Wusi was also frightened by the sudden movement of the horse and almost fell off the horse. What a young knight, Xi Wusi clamped his legs, grabbed the reins with one hand and the horse's mane with one hand, shouted loudly and used up his internal strength,
The horse was pressed down forcefully.
The shock was over, Xi Wusi quickly apologized to the three people, but when he met the eyes of the three people, he was frightened again. These three people were none other than the Three Massacres of Northern Shanxi.
Xi Wusi was immediately alert and began to secretly accumulate internal strength. He knew that these three people were good at martial arts, but they were on foot. As long as he forced a breakthrough and rode away, they would definitely not be able to catch up.
However, a scene that surprised Xi Wusi came one after another: the three butchers all bowed down and bowed down, saying in unison: "The three butchers of northern Shanxi are grateful for the life-saving grace of the Shaoxia Martial Arts Tournament."
Only then did Xi Wusi suddenly realize that there was indeed such a scene in the martial arts competition. He had no intention of inserting a willow, and unknowingly saved Lieutenant General Shantu Santu of Northern Shanxi from Nangong Wu and Master Liao. It was just an unintentional move at the time.
, but I didn’t expect that Santu would take it seriously.
Thinking of this, Xi Wusi couldn't help but feel a burning embarrassment on his face. However, San Tu was a senior in the martial arts world after all, and he was just a lagging behind. Now it was inappropriate for three seniors to kneel in front of him. Moreover, judging from the words and deeds of the three,
There seemed to be no ill intentions, so Xi Wusi quickly got off his horse and helped San Tu up from a distance.
"The three seniors shamed the junior to death. It's true that the junior did it unintentionally, but the senior took it seriously."
Santu knew why Xi Wusi was acting from a distance, because at this time he didn't know that the three of them were
Good intentions or bad intentions, so he leaves a safe distance for himself. This is like the reason why Guan Gong passed five passes and killed six generals, but Cao Cao gave him a brocade robe, and Guan Gong asked Cao Cao to put the brocade robe on his sword and pass it over. This is not unreasonable.
Etiquette is a normal means of protecting oneself without knowing the truth of the other party.
Although Xi Wusi did this, he did not completely relax his vigilance. He quickly asked: "But I wonder what the three seniors want to do when they stop me today?"
The Third Tutu of Northern Shanxi stood up, but Boss Guan just said lightly: "Prevent our benefactor from going to Zhuzhou County."
"Oh?" Xi Wusi asked suspiciously, "I don't understand. How did the three seniors know that I am going to Zhuzhou County?"
Santu didn't say anything, he just put up a blocking posture and just blocked the road in the middle of the road. It was true that one man was blocking the way and no one could get past him.
Xi Wusi was a little angry at this moment but couldn't help it, so he could only look at San Tu coldly, but he was constantly planning an escape strategy in his heart.
Seeing that Xi Wusi was calm on the surface, Naqu Sanniang was anxious at the same time. She thought of her child for a moment, and she said quickly with a straight-hearted voice:
"Xi Shaoxia, you have saved the lives of the three of us, how can we harm you? Oh! To be honest, the three of us have always wanted to thank you in person, but we didn't find you after the three of us recovered from our injuries. It just so happened that
Then you return to the Zhenyuan Gang, so that we can follow you all the way."
When Xi Wusi heard this, he was shocked. It turned out that the three of them had been following him, but he had no idea. If the three of them were hostile, wouldn't it be... that he didn't dare to think about it anymore, because Xi Wusi had already
I broke out in a cold sweat.
Qu Sanniang quickly explained: "Xi Shaoxia, haven't you noticed that you have been safe and sound from the time you came out of Crying Blood Valley to now?"
Oh, Xi Wusi breathed a sigh of relief. They were not hostile, so it was no wonder that he had no trouble along the way. It turned out that they were secretly opening the way for him.
Wait, Xi Wusi blushed instantly and said, "Crying Blood Valley, you guys..."
This expression made Diqu Sanniang giggle, and she actually trembled like a girl and said: "Don't worry, after we followed you to the Crying Blood Valley, we found that Nizi liked you very much, so we left the valley early.
We're waiting for you outside. We don't know anything about what happened to you in the valley."
Only then did Xi Wusi's blush subside, and he scratched his head in embarrassment, while an apology appeared on his face: It was really difficult for them to wait for him outside the valley for so long.
"But today, why do you three want to block my way?"
Jin Laoer rolled his eyes and said angrily: "How long have you been out in the world? Do you know that the world is dangerous? Those Jin Yiwei are all cunning and insidious. Only if you are honest will you meet them in Zhuzhou County."
Boss Guan then said: "The second brother is right. When you arrive at the county town, you will be in a passive position, and they have a large number of people. When the time comes, you will be alone and unable to escape. You will be restrained by them and you will not be able to escape even if you want to. The three of us
How can we let you and the old man named Ding go and die?"
"What?" Xi Wusi exclaimed, "Mr. Ding, has he gone to the county seat?"
Jin Laoer jumped up and ran into the forest beside the road. After a while, he pulled out Ding Yi. He saw Ding Yi tied up tightly and his mouth covered with a piece of cloth. He was staring in horror.
Just scream.
Xi Wusi quickly rushed over and untied Ding Yi. Ding Yi became more energetic after being untied, and immediately protected Xi Wusi behind her and opened her mouth.
Then he started to reprimand Santu.
"Who are you? But if you have any grudges, just come to my old man. Don't make things difficult for this little brother."
Xi Wusi felt ashamed when he heard this. This old and helpless old man could be so calm in the face of the villain, and he did not forget to protect himself. At this time, he finally understood why all the Ding brothers
His eyes were black, and he was heartbroken because he knew his father was going to die in the county town but couldn't stop him. All of this was to prevent him from dying.
Xi Wusi was quite moved and quickly explained. Finally, Ding Yi believed what he said. Even so, she still protected her body in front of Xi Wusi.
"I accept the support of the three seniors and thank you for your efforts along the way," Xi Wusi said with cupped hands: "It's just that I have to go to the county this time. How can a man break his promise and get rich? For the sake of the villagers and Mr. Ding, I will
Even if I leave myself in the county seat, I won’t hesitate.”
Ding Yi's actions further strengthened Xi Wusi's determination to go to the county seat. An old man can do this, can he still be afraid?
Jin Laoer stamped his feet and shouted at Boss Guan: "Boss, I have told you before that we can't stop him. You must not believe it. We have done our best and there is no need to stop him. He is going to die."
, what does it have to do with us? Let’s go back and ignore this matter."
Guan Boss glanced sideways at Jin Lao Er, pondered for a moment and then said: "You can go if you want, but the three of us must go with you, otherwise you will never get over here today."
Jin Laoer was stared at and immediately fell silent. In fact, he really wanted to keep Xi Wusi here, but he was so angry that he blurted out some words involuntarily.
Xi Wusi was very grateful and wanted Santu to accompany him, so that even if something unexpected happened, his chances of winning would be greater. However, Santu's identity was a bit embarrassing, and he couldn't resist the good intentions of the three of them. In this way,
At first, it put myself in a bit of a dilemma.
Boss Guan seemed to have read Xi Wusi's thoughts, and then snorted coldly: "I know that you, Shaoxia Xi, think in your heart that our Santu of Northern Shanxi has a bad reputation in the world and does all kinds of evil, so we are not worthy to be with you, a high disciple of Dangshan Temple.
Yes, isn’t it?”
Xi Wusi was extremely embarrassed and waved his hands quickly: "No, no, no, senior has misunderstood junior. Junior just feels, just feels..."
Boss Guan's mood suddenly became high, and he said loudly: "I, the Santu of Northern Shanxi, have a bad reputation in the world and have killed many people, but you can ask around. We have never killed any good people, let alone done anything."
I have done something that is against the moral principles of the world. We have never argued, nor do we bother to argue. Those who know me say that I am worried, and those who do not know me say that what do I want?"
Jin Laoer also said angrily: "We are members of the evil sect in name only, but we dare to say with conscience that we are hundreds of times better than some decent people with evil intentions? They disdain to fight with us.
As a companion, are there any of us who are willing to go with them? If we have different paths, we should not work together. Hasn’t my benefactor heard this sentence?"
Guan Lao Er and Jin Lao Er had angry expressions on their faces, while Qu Sanniang had a look of resentment. As a result, Xi Wusi quickly apologized and finally had to agree to go with the four of them. However, everyone got into trouble again over the issue of Ding Yi.
Disagreement. Santu and Xi Wusi advocated letting Ding Yi return to the village, but Ding Yi, like a stubborn old man, insisted on going by herself and let the four of them return to the village.